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A song by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton that celebrates acceptance was reportedly banned from a first-grade spring concert after school officials deemed the track controversial.
Rainbowland was released in 2017 on Miley's Younger Now album and the lyrics include the lines: “Wouldn’t it be nice to live in paradise / Where we’re free to be exactly who we are,” and “Let’s all dig down deep inside / Brush the judgment and fear aside.”
But school officials were alleged to have pulled the song after a new "controversial topics" policy was introduced.
One parent claimed teachers aren't allowed to wear rainbows as they can’t have any kind of signage that could be deemed political.
Discussion around educating students about gender pronouns was also said to be a hot topic at the school.
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Miley and Dolly released the track in 2017 (Disney Channel via Getty Images)One teacher tweeted: “My first graders were so excited to sing Rainbowland for our spring concert but it has been vetoed by our administration. When will it end?”
A parent told the LA Times that the school board had “a conservative flip” in recent years and added: “With that have come some policy changes that have been causing some controversy in our community.
“One of those is a controversial topics policy saying that teachers can’t have any kind of signage that could be deemed political. ... Discussion of pronouns with students was another thing that came up. And teachers aren’t allowed to wear rainbows.”
Miley and Dolly will be joined by a string of celeb guests (Vijat Mohindra/NBC via Getty Ima)
It's not the first time the pair have performed together (Getty Images for The Recording Academy)The parent said: "I know, Miley Cyrus kind of has a past, in the spotlight with, you know, talking about drug use, and sexuality, and all of that.
“It feels like, because of these extreme policies that have been put into place by our school board in the past year or two, that administration, principals and teachers are now starting to second-guess all of their choices."
It was also claimed that Kermit the Frog's Rainbow Connection was pulled but later reinstated after parents complained to school administrators.
But parents say the Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton hit Rainbowland remains banned from the set list as it's seen as "too controversial."
Mirror Online has contacted representatives of the school for a comment.